Brighton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brighton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brighton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 339
Agricultural Labourer 46
Domestic Servant 23
Dress Maker 22
Farm Labourer 22
Living On Own Means 22
General Labourer 19
Coal Miner 18
Living On Her Own Means 14
Farmer 14
Labourer 13
General Servant 11
Farm Servant 9
General Servant Domestic 8
Brick Layer 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Stone Mason 7
Carpenter 6
Clerk 6
General Domestic Servant 5
Iron Moulder 5
Joiner 5
Errand Boy 5
House Keeper 5
Char Woman 5

Brighton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Broughton 78% 40,682
2 Brighton 100% 10,902
3 Braughton 78% 391
4 Brighten 88% 291
5 Breighton 89% 213

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The surname Brighton is the 2nd most popular variant of Broughton.

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